Coffee, green — Area harvested in Nigeria
Nigeria: Coffee, green — Area harvested was 1,379 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coffee, green — Area harvested in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coffee, green — area harvested in Nigeria is 1,379 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee, green — area harvested in Nigeria peaked at 12,000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,345 ha, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 48th out of 75 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coffee, green — Area harvested in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,650 ha | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 7,200 ha | +27.4% |
| 1972 | 8,350 ha | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 4,600 ha | -44.9% |
| 1974 | 4,800 ha | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 6,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 6,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,400 ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 7,000 ha | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 12,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 2,400 ha | -80.0% |
| 1987 | 3,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,400 ha | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 3,434 ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 3,500 ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3,600 ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3,700 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 4,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 3,122 ha | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 3,652 ha | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 3,444 ha | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 3,300 ha | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 3,130 ha | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 3,190 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 3,210 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3,330 ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 3,540 ha | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 3,580 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3,670 ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3,710 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,000 ha | -46.1% |
| 2008 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1,800 ha | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 1,990 ha | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 1,942 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,893 ha | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,639 ha | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 1,520 ha | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1,345 ha | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 1,501 ha | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 1,455 ha | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,434 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,421 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,380 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1,367 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,390 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,379 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,379 ha | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1,379 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,466 ha, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1,379 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,778 ha, 18% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee, green — Area harvested in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -80.0% | 12,000 ha | 2,400 ha |
| 1985 | +50.0% | 8,000 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 2007 | -46.1% | 3,710 ha | 2,000 ha |
| 1973 | -44.9% | 8,350 ha | 4,600 ha |
| 1984 | +33.3% | 6,000 ha | 8,000 ha |
| 1971 | +27.4% | 5,650 ha | 7,200 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,000 ha | 6,000 ha | 6,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,140 ha | 4,600 ha | 8,350 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,680 ha | 2,400 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,488 ha | 3,122 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,013 ha | 1,800 ha | 3,710 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,614 ha | 1,345 ha | 1,990 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,379 ha | 1,367 ha | 1,390 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 45 Puerto Rico 2,007 ha compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 1,499 ha compare
- 47 Malaysia 1,381 ha compare
- 49 China, Taiwan Province of 1,136 ha compare
- 50 Comoros 999 ha compare
- 51 Mozambique 819 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coffee, green — area harvested in Nigeria?
- Coffee, green — area harvested in Nigeria was 1,379 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coffee, green — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest coffee, green — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,345 ha in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for coffee, green — area harvested?
- Nigeria ranks 48th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee, green — area harvested rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coffee, green — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.